What do we make of Gouws’s racist remarks, and what steps should the DA now take? 



There were 14 by-elections held in parts of KZN yesterday (Wednesday). Five of them are in the uMzumbe local municipality on the KZN south coast; here, five former ANC councillors are contesting for the Mk party; this could dethrone the ruling party. Municipal by-election results. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) addresses the media on the ANCYL's reaction to the Government of National Unity and other matters of national importance. While NA Speaker Thoko Didiza considers a Ramaphosa impeachment inquiry, what are other GNU parties saying about it? DA won’t support it. The PAC meanwhile says it opposes anything that has to do with corruption. Continuation of the trial of EFF leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman. Malema is accused of firing a gun - which Snyman is accused of giving him - on stage at a rally at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane in 2018. AUDIO: Johannesburg Water’s preparedness for upcoming Rand Water maintenance. Members of the media are invited to a briefing that will be held in a hybrid format. The briefing will be held at Johannesburg Water’s head office in Newtown, and there will also be link via Microsoft Teams. Johannesburg Water will present the Entity’s preparedness for the upcoming Rand Water planned maintenance of the City of Johannesburg water systems that will be affected. The Rand Water maintenance is scheduled from 22 June to 29 July 2024. Officials will also address alternative water supply management and the the timeframe for the recovery of the Johannesburg Water’s systems post the maintenance.

What do we make of Gouws’s racist remarks, and what steps should the DA now take? 
 
There were 14 by-elections held in parts of KZN yesterday (Wednesday). Five of them are in the uMzumbe local municipality on the KZN south coast; here, five former ANC councillors are contesting for the Mk party; this could dethrone the ruling party. Municipal by-election results. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) addresses the media on the ANCYL's reaction to the Government of National Unity and other matters of national importance. While NA Speaker Thoko Didiza considers a Ramaphosa impeachment inquiry, what are other GNU parties saying about it? DA won’t support it. The PAC meanwhile says it opposes anything that has to do with corruption. Continuation of the trial of EFF leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman. Malema is accused of firing a gun - which Snyman is accused of giving him - on stage at a rally at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane in 2018. AUDIO: Johannesburg Water’s preparedness for upcoming Rand Water maintenance. Members of the media are invited to a briefing that will be held in a hybrid format. The briefing will be held at Johannesburg Water’s head office in Newtown, and there will also be link via Microsoft Teams. Johannesburg Water will present the Entity’s preparedness for the upcoming Rand Water planned maintenance of the City of Johannesburg water systems that will be affected. The Rand Water maintenance is scheduled from 22 June to 29 July 2024. Officials will also address alternative water supply management and the the timeframe for the recovery of the Johannesburg Water’s systems post the maintenance.

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